In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time…
From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes a story of four new customers each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer.
Among some faces that will be familiar to readers of Kawaguchi's previous novel, we will be introduced to:
The man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago
The son who was unable to attend his own mother's funeral
The man who went back to see the girl who he could not marry
The old detective who never gave his wife that gift…
This beautiful, simple tale tells the story of people who must face up to
their past, in order to move on with their lives. Kawaguchi once again invites
the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in
time?
Author Biography
Toshikazu Kawaguchi was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971. He formerly produced,
directed and wrote for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. As a playwright, his
works include COUPLE, Sunset Song, and Family Time. The novel Before the Coffee
Gets Cold is adapted from a 1110 Productions play by Kawaguchi, which won the
10th Suginami Drama Festival grand prize.
